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Baton Rouge Real Estate Appraisers: The ABC’s of Greater Baton Rouge FHA condo requirements

https://www.batonrougerealestateappraisal.com// – Baton Rouge Real Estate Appraisers: The ABC’s of Greater Baton Rouge FHA condo requirements. The Chicago Tribune News takes a look at the comprehensive condo approval process!   As of Feb. 1, associations with two or more units must be FHA-certified before the agency will back a mortgage. The previous policy of allowing […]

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Housing Statistics For Baton Rouge Real Estate: Stevendale Heights 70819 Declines Into 2010

http://www.batonrougehomeappraisal.com/ – Housing Statistics For Baton Rouge Real Estate: Stevendale Heights 70819 Declines Into 2010 Stevendale Heights Market Direction: Up or Down? Solds In Stevendale Heights from 1/1/2008 to 12/31/2008 revealed: Average Sales Price: $68,097 Average Sold Price Per Sq. Ft.: $61/sf Median Sold Price: $66,000Number of Sales: 15 Number of Sold REO/Foreclosures Noted In […]

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Baton Rouge Housing Statistics: Wedgewood Subdivision Increases Into 2010

http://www.batonrougehomeappraisal.com/ – Baton Rouge Real Estate Housing Statistics: Wedgewood Subdivision Increases Slightly Into 2010 Wedgewood Subdivision Market Direction: Up or Down? Solds In Wedgewood from 1/1/2009 to 12/31/2009 revealed: Average Sales Price: $174,372 Average Sold Price Per Sq. Ft.: $89/sf Median Sold Price: $173,250Number of Sales: 18 Number of Sold REO/Foreclosures Noted In MLS: 1 […]

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Baton Rouge Housing Observations: Shenandoah Estates Median Sold Price Increases Over 10% Into 2010

http://www.batonrougerealestatebuzz.com/ – Baton Rouge Housing Observations: Shenandoah Estates Median Sold Price Increases Over 10% Into 2010 In 2010 YTD, despite a few foreclosures, Shenandoah Estates is still outpacing the majority of the Baton Rouge housing market with a 10.43% increase in median sold price. “YTD” is year-to-date. Median Sold Price Increase. In 2009, the overall […]

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Baton Rouge Real Estate Observations: Southwest Baton Rouge Market Shows Strong Comeback into 2010

https://www.batonrougerealestateappraisal.com// – Baton Rouge Real Estate Observations: Southwest Baton Rouge Market Shows Strong Comeback into 2010 Wow, what a difference 6 months can make in a housing market. I appraised a home in Cottage Hill Subdivision 70809 in October 2009 and again in April 2010. The differences in that housing market is like night and […]

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Baton Rouge Real Estate: Understanding and Avoiding Mortgage Fraud

Baton Rouge Real Estate: Understanding and Avoiding Mortgage Fraud The San Francisco Chronicle has an interesting article: Mortgage Fraud: Understanding And Avoiding It . Here’s a snippet below: “Ethical violations and criminal activities in various industries have affected our economy over the past few decades, particularly in the banking, financial and housing sectors. In this […]

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Gonzales La Real Estate Market Observation: Cross Creek Declines Slightly Into 2010

http://www.ascensionrealestateappraisers.com/ – Gonzales La Real Estate Market Observation: Cross Creek Subdivision Declines Slightly Into 2010 Cross Creek Subdivision Market Direction: Up or Down? Solds In Cross Creek from 1/1/2009 to 12/31/2009 revealed: Average Sales Price: $167,654 Average Sold Price Per Sq. Ft.: $117.18/sf Median Sold Price: $169,000 Number of Sales: 13 Number of Sold REO/Foreclosures […]

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LPS Schedules Baton Rouge Foreclosed Homes Auction

https://www.batonrougerealestateappraisal.com// – LPS Schedules Baton Rouge Foreclosed Homes Auction. According to the Jacksonville FL Business Journal, LPS will hold an auction for Baton Rouge foreclosed homes. Click below to read the entire article. Here’s a snippet: “A division of Lender Processing Services Inc. is conducting an online auction of bank-foreclosed homes nationwide for a bid […]

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Baton Rouge Appraisers Photos From The Field: Southdowns Renovation Projects Underway

http://www.fhaappraisersbatonrouge.com/ – Baton Rouge Appraisers Photos From The Field: Southdowns Renovation Projects Underway These are some recent photos I took of renovation projects taking place within the Southdowns housing market. There were multiple projects underway.     Tags: Baton Rouge Real Estate, Baton Rouge Estate Appraisers, Baton Rouge Real Estate Appraisers, Baton Rouge Southdowns, Baton […]

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Baton Rouge Real Estate Home Selling Tips: 4 Ways To Sell Your Home Faster

http://www.appraisersinbatonrouge.com/ – Baton Rouge Real Estate Home Selling Tips: 4 Ways To Sell Your Home Faster. This article was written for homeowners and may be helpful for Real Estate Agents as well.   CBS Money Watch is reporting on 4 Ways To Sell Your Home Faster! Click the blue link to read the article! Here’s […]

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Baton Rouge Real Estate Agents: Would A Geographical Competency Map Of Your Previous Listings Help You Earn More Listings?

http://www.batonrougerealestatebuzz.com/ – Baton Rouge Real Estate Agents: Would A Geographical Competency Map Of Your Previous Listings Help You Earn More Listings? If you’re an experienced agent, it certainly would by adding hundreds of red labels on a Google map. As the map above illustrates, I recently learned how to use Google Maps to Geocode some […]

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This Month in US Real Estate April 2010 Video, Does It Apply To Baton Rouge Real Housing Market?

http://www.batonrougerealestatetube.com/ – This Month in US Real Estate April 2010 Video, Does It Apply To Baton Rouge Real Housing Market?

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Video Of Baton Rouge Homes Value: How Much Value Do Pools and Metal Buildings Add?

http://www.batonrougerealestatebuzz.com/ – Video Of Baton Rouge Homes Value: How Much Value Do Pools and Metal Buildings Add? In this video, Realtor and Broker, Tony Zito, and Home Appraiser, Bill Cobb, discuss how appraisers value pools and metal buildings. Generally, the return might be 1/4 to 1/3 of investment, but not always. Sometimes pools have no […]

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Baton Rouge Real Estate Trends Seminar Themes 1 of 3: Real Estate Perks Up

https://www.batonrougerealestateappraisal.com// – Baton Rouge Real Estate Trends Seminar Themes 1 of 3: Real Estate Perks Up The annual Trends Seminar was held yesterday with multiple keynote speakers. The Advocates’s recap of the seminar is located here, under Baton Rouge Real Estate Perks Up. There were 3 major themes during the seminar, one being that local […]

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Baton Rouge Real Estate: Google developing tablet to rival iPad.

https://www.batonrougerealestateappraisal.com// – Baton Rouge Real Estate Tech Gadgets: Google developing tablet to rival iPad. Mashable Blog has announced that Google is developing a tablet to rival iPad. And, unlike the iPad, which I would not buy because it doesn’t play 90% of video on the web today via “Flash Video”, the Google tablet will play […]

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Baton Rouge Real Estate

https://www.batonrougerealestateappraisal.com// – Good News For Baton Rouge Real Estate! TBWS Video: Congressman Works to End HVCC. 04.10.15 Today’s Show Covers: WaMu getting probed. Congress helps with extensions. One steps up to end HVCC. Tags: Baton Rouge Estate Appraisers, baton rouge homes, baton rouge housing, baton rouge real estate, baton rouge real estate agents, baton rouge […]

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Baker Louisiana FHA Appraisers: 2010 Housing Market Observations

http://www.fhaappraisersbatonrouge.com/ – Baker Louisiana FHA Appraisers: 2010 Housing Market Observations There’s some good news for the Baker housing market! A segment of the Baker market is now increasing in median sales price from the March 2009 period, see charting below. The parameters of the GBRAR MLS search included homes from $70,000 to $135,000, 16 years […]

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Baton Rouge Real Estate Agent Tips: The Importance Of Sending Those Thank You Notes!

http://www.batonrougerealestatebuzz.com/ – Baton Rouge Real Estate Agent Tips: The Importance Of Sending Those Thank You Notes!   Back in early 2004, I released the “Reapptools” Home Appraiser Marketing Guide. Some of the readers of this blog purchased that guide. While the implementation HVCC has eliminated some of the marketing methods recommended in the guide, there […]

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Baton Rouge Real Estate Buzz: Multiple Renovations and New Homes In University Gardens 70808

http://www.batonrougerealestatebuzz.com/ – Baton Rouge Real Estate Buzz: Multiple Renovations and New Homes In University Gardens 70808 I was appraising a home in University Gardens on Saturday and noticed a substantial amount of renovations projects taking place along with these two new homes under construction on corner lots back-to-back below. It appears the trend in this […]

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Baton Rouge Real Estate Photos From The Field: Central Thruway Progress Photos

https://www.batonrougerealestateappraisal.com// – Baton Rouge Real Estate Photos From The Field: Central Thruway Progress Photos As Of April 10, 2010 The last major news article I could locate on the Central Thruway project was on May 20, 2009 from The Advocate here! A snippet of the article stated: “The work order was issued on Monday marking […]

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